Maritime Silk Road Reborn
Season 12017
Before the world's oceans became the center of global trade, Chinese fleets sailed west to exchange goods. Professor Sam Willis explores the golden age of maritime trade.
Before the world's oceans became the center of global trade, Chinese fleets sailed west to exchange goods. Professor Sam Willis explores the golden age of maritime trade.
3 Episodes
Historian Sam Willis discovers how the greatest fleet of the medieval age made its journey.
September 16, 2017Sam Willis travels to India and Arabia to explore the history of exchange along the shipping routes.
September 23, 2017Sam Willis explores China's great treasure fleet that arrived in Africa; it heralded a new age.
September 30, 2017